All but insignificant in the
face of The Dalles Dam,
a Yakimafisherman casts
a line into the Columbia
River. A series of dams
has seriously diminished
this river's salmon runs.
Japan'sNibutani Dam
rises behind Ainu folklor
ist Shigeru Kayano. When
construction ends, the
Saru River will flood his
fields. In return, he wants
the government to restore
to the Ainu the right to
fish for the river's salmon.
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Pacific Salmon